▲ South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) poses for a photo with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prior to their talks at the presidential office in Seoul on May 17, 2023. (Yonhap)
▲ South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) looks on as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a guestbook prior to their talks at the presidential office in Seoul on May 17, 2023. (Yonhap)

S Korea-Canada-summit

Yoon, Canada PM hold summit on critical minerals, N. Korea

By Lee Haye-ah

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a summit Wednesday on expanding cooperation on critical minerals and over North Korea's human rights situation.

Trudeau arrived in Seoul the previous day on a three-day official visit to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The summit was expected to focus on establishing a rules-based international order, including the issue of North Korea's human rights; strengthening cooperation on critical minerals; and supporting greater personnel and cultural exchanges between future generations.

The leaders will adopt a joint statement titled "Stronger Together for the Next 60 Years," and then attend a joint press conference followed by an official dinner, according to the presidential office.

It is the third summit between Yoon and Trudeau after those on the margins of a NATO summit in Spain last June and during Yoon's visit to Ottawa in September.

Trudeau is the first Canadian prime minister to visit South Korea in nine years.

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